Sindhi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀯𑀸𑀟𑀕 (akkhavāḍaga​), from Sanskrit अक्षवाट (akṣavāṭa, wrestling-ground). Cognate with Bengali আখড়া (akhoṛa), Gujarati અખાડો (akhāḍo), Hindustani اکھاڑا / अखाड़ा (akhāṛā), and Kachchi અખાડ઼ો (akhāṛo).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑː.kʰɑː.ɽoː/
  • Rhymes: -oː
  • Hyphenation: آ‧کا‧ڙو

Noun

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آکاڙو (ākhāṛom (Devanagari आखाड़ो)

  1. (wrestling) wrestling-ground, arena
  2. (Hinduism) monastery

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